Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi said Thursday that the women serving in the IDF today are not the women seen in the 1976 popular comedy Givat Halfon, where female soldiers mainly serve tea. In response to a question during a convention for parents of youth soon to be recruited, Ashkenazi noted that 955 military professions are open to women in the IDF today. and yet in the videos below the women say they do not want to do male role's like serve in violent situations like the men did on the frontline in Lebanon.